Global Sustainabilities

Students

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work closely with excellent students in both traditional classrooms and field-based settings. Some of the most formative experiences and focused learning occur during independent study projects. I mentor projects during the academic year and the summer, seeking to link previous course work, study abroad, and related experiences to focused research activities. Students iteratively develop their research projects, learn social science research methods, and carry out proposed work with the objective of producing high quality analytical research papers or similar products.

The following list summarizes many of the undergraduate research projects that I have directed:

Summer 2014/Academic Year 2014-15

Alanna Fitzpatrick (BA ENST /SPAN ’15): Summer Research Project/Senior Honors Thesis. “Food Access and Justice in Bridgeport, Connecticut.” Funded in part by the David and Patricia Ekedahl Endowment [2014-15].

Alexa Preucil (BA ENST ’15): Summer Research Project. “A Tale of Two Cities: Sydney and New York City’s Response to Climate Through Sustainability Policy.” Funded by the Emerging Scholars in Interdisciplinary Studies Fund [Summer 2014].

Theresa Schaffner (BSBA MSUS ’15): Summer Research Project. “A Study and Social Network Analysis of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.” Funded by the David and Patricia Ekedahl Endowment [Summer 2014].